Momentum grows for legal iGaming
The gaming industry and some Indiana lawmakers want to bring casinos and lotteries straight to your phone in the upcoming legislative session.
Holcomb outlines big spending plans for education, public health, police in 2023 budget
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb rolled out proposals for several major funding increases in the next state budget, including education, salary increases for state police troopers, and millions more for public health services.
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Noteworthy News Bits
Noteworthy News Bits From Around the Region by Michelle M. Searer BUSINESS Accu-Mold LLC has hired Walter Hill as its strategic sales director. He will collaborate with the entire Accu-Mold team to develop short and long term sales plans that support the company’s business plan. Accu-Mold specializes in metal-to-plastic conversion as well as manufacturing and
Companies to Watch
Northern Indiana companies with great results and lots of promise. by Steve Kaelble What companies have potential to create tomorrow’s big business news? That’s what the Indiana Companies to Watch program sets out to discover. This year, four Northern Indiana organizations made the state’s Companies to Watch list. These companies aim to bring people’s ailing
Learn What You Can Do for Knee and Hip Pain
VALPARAISO – Have pain in your knees and hips? Learn how to get relief at Porter Regional Hospital’s “Top 10 Things You Can Do for Knee & Hip Pain,” from 1 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 19 in the Community Room at Porter Regional Hospital, 85 East US Highway 6 in Valparaiso. Most people will have knee
Noteworthy News Bits
Noteworthy News Bits from Around the Region by Michelle M. Searer BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Donald J. Rapley, president and general manager of Ozinga’s Indiana region, has been named the president of the Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA). The non-profit organization is dedicated to expanding the use of ready mix concrete via education, training, promotion and
Noteworthy News Bits
Noteworthy News Bits from Around the Region by Michelle M. Searer AGRICULTURE Red Gold’s Scott Rice, James Rice, and David Rice were awarded their seventh Master Grower Award for delivering quality production and exhibiting professionalism and industry leadership at Rice Farms in Wanatah … Kathy Little, of Hebron, won third place in the AA non-irrigated
United Way Retired Senior Volunteer Program Record Year
VALPARAISO – In 2015, United Way of Porter County Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) experienced a record breaking year in volunteers recruited, hours served and community members assisted. Nearly 400 senior citizen volunteers served more than 30,732 hours and assisted more than 160,900 individuals throughout Northwest Indiana. The RSVP program is designed to keep senior
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11th Induction of South Shore Wall of Legends
HAMMOND – Gary Roosevelt and Crispus Attucks Basketball Teams battling for the 1955 state championship in Indianapolis; Lewis “Lew” Wallace writing the mega-hit Ben-Hur in the late 19th century; and the Fighting 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry renowned for being in the forefront of Civil War history will be inducted starting at 5:30 p.m. today to
Regional Cities Initiative Winners Did Homework
Three Indiana regions will receive millions under the statewide Regional Cities Initiative because they created strong plans to improve quality of life and marketing efforts, says Michael Hicks, an economist at Ball State University. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation Board of Trustees selected three regions — northeast, north central and southwest — to receive $42